Sinharaja National Heritage Wilderness Area
IUCN IaNational Heritage Wilderness Area · 1988
114 km²
Division · LKA
Palindanuwara
Sri Lanka
AfTropical, rainforest(100 %)
Area
279km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
25,4°C
Annual rain
2 958mm
Warmest m°
30,6°C
Coldest m°
20,8°C
Elevation: 142 m on average (min 18 m, max 515 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,4°C
Annual rain
2 958mm
Warmest month
30,6°C
Coldest month
20,8°C
Mean alt.
142m
Min
18m
Max
515m
Std. dev.
96m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AfTropical, rainforest(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
76,6g/kg
Clay
38,2%
Sand
29,9%
Silt
32,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
82,5g/kg
Clay
36,9%
Sand
31,0%
Silt
32,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
67,9g/kg
Clay
38,5%
Sand
29,6%
Silt
32,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
79,4g/kg
Clay
39,1%
Sand
29,0%
Silt
31,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest83.5%
Crops3.7%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)12.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
36,0%
Pesticides
12,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN Ia · 2IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN Ib · 1
Sinharaja
IUCN Not ReportedReserved Forest · 1934
65 km²
Dhanawalakanda
IUCN IbReserved Forest · 2011
1 km²
Kudumirishena
IUCN IaConservation Forest · 2007
0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN